Marc Ash | Of Cold Wars and Energy Procurement Marc Ash, Reader Supported NewsAsh writes: "Key manifestations of Trump’s Goebbels-esque propaganda machine are 'alternative facts,' fake news reports, the parroting of popular political memes without any commitment to their core ideologies, and the fomentation of public disorientation through false disaster proclamations."READ MORE

'This Is the Last Stand' Call for Worldwide #NODAPL ResistanceteleSURExcerpt: "In the wake of Tuesday's announcement that the Army Corps of engineers will ignore a required environmental impact study and grant final approval for the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock issued a call for an "international day of emergency actions to disrupt business as usual and unleash a global intersectional resistance to fossil fuels and fascism."READ MORE

One Type of Terrorism Really Is Underreported - Right-Wing TerrorismJulie Alderman, Media MattersAlderman writes: "Following President Donald Trump's false claim that the press purposefully fails to report on terror attacks, his team released a list of attacks that were supposedly 'underreported.' The list supplied, however, was entirely devoid of attacks by right-wing extremists and those inspired by the 'alt-right."'READ MORE

Israel's Land Grab Law 'Allows Theft, Stalls Peace Process'Al JazeeraExcerpt: "An Israeli land grab law that retroactively legalises thousands of settlement homes in the occupied West Bank legitimises theft, violates international law and ends the prospect of a two-state solution, according to politicians, legal experts and human rights groups."READ MORE

Food Security, Forests at Risk Under Trump's USDABobby Magill, Climate CentralMagill writes: "U.S. food security, forest health, and the ability of farmers to respond to climate change are all at risk if President's Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture brings climate change skepticism to the agency, agricultural researchers and environmental law experts say."READ MORE